Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-09
book or pamphlet form by authority
OF the city council shall be received In
evidence In all courts of this territory

their passage, and the publication and
notice thereof. as provided In section
70 OF this act. The book OF ordinances
shall be received In evidence and con-
sldered 10 all courts In this territory 40
prima facie evidence that the ordi-
nances contained therein were passed
and published o. required by this act.
SECTION %. In the passage of ordi.
nances and resolutions by the city
council or corporate authorities, the
yeas vn d nays shall be called and rec
orded. and majority Of the members
shall be required In order TO pass any
ordinance or resolution.
SECTION "a. All suits for the recov.
cry of any dns, or the prosecution foE
violating any ordinance shall be barred
In one year after the commission Of
the offense for which the fine issought
to be recovered or the act punished.
SECTION Is. Election precincts In
that part Of the county embraced
within the corporate limits of Q city
shall correspond with the ward liues
In such city, and such precincts shall
correspond In number with the wards
Of the city, and be co-extensive with
the same; and every election shall be
held at q convenient place In each
precinct. to be designated by the COM
mon council.
SECTION 26. The annual election
for city and town officers, organized
under this act, shall be held on the
second Monday in April unless o diff
fierent date be fixed by ordinance.
The city council shall appoint the
judges and clerks Of election, and
place or places Of voting under all mu.
picipsl elections; Provided, There
shall be one place Of voting In saeh
ward in which the city may be
divided, and electors shall vote in
the ward in which they respectively
reside. The qualifications OF electors
shall be such as are prescribed In sec.
ton Of this act. Elections shall be
conducted In the manner prescribed
by law for the election of
county officers. At all annual or
other elections the returns shall be
made to the city council or the alder
men Of any incorporated town, who
are hereby authorized to canvass the
vote and declare the result, and there
after to cause to be made out under
the seal Of the corporation . certificate
Of election to each person elected.
SECTION "a. The person receiving q
plurality Of the votes at any municipal
election shall be the person elected.
When tie exists between two or
more persons voted for, the city coun-
Gil or board Of aldermen Of q town
may provide by lot for the election of
one Of the persons having an equal
number Of votes.
SECTION IS. All officers elected, be-
fore entering on the duties OF Office,
shall take an oath or Affirmation TO
support the constitution Of the United
States and the laws Of Montana Terri.
tory. The corporate authorities of
any city or town may require from
any officer elected or appointed by
them, q bond with approved surety
for the faithful performance Of the
duties of his Office.
SECTION %. The first common
council, elected as provided under sec
tion of this act, shall divide the oity
into wards for election ond other mu-
nicipal purposes; having regard TO
population, 80 a. TO make them as
nearly equal as may be; Provided,
That cities Of the first class shall not
have less than three wards nor more
than ten, and that cities of the second
class shall not have less than two
wards nor more than four; and Pro-
vided further, That all changes In The
number or boundary Of wards shall be
by ordinance, and no ward shall be
created unless IL shall contain within
Its boundaries $50 voters. At the firss
annual election thereafter there shall
be chosen one mayor, one police mag
istrate, and two aldermen from each
ward into which the city has been d.
vided. The mayor and police maeis-
trate shall serve for one year from and
after the first Monday In May after
said election. One OF the aldermen
elected from each ward at said cleo
tion shall serve for one year and the
other for two years from and amer the
fret Monday In May after said cleo
ton. The ballots for aldermen shAii
designate which IL voted for, for the
long, and which for the short tsFn.
Thereafter one alderman shall %
. chosen nom each ward Of ths oaV.
who shall serve for two ysas- hsny
. vacancy shall oossr In tbs oo,cs q -
. dermen BY death. rslgnation, ~
!. movsl. or otherwise. the same shall b
4 f,lled BY election, 80 that there may b
{ always In The common council two
member from ssSh wssd Whose
} ssrm Of service shah expire In difIsf-
, snt ysen.